Lars Bo Larsen has served since 1 April 2023 as director of NFC, the newly formed national platform uniting defence-technology R&D across Danish universities and GTS institutes. He previously was Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia and Malaysia, and before that Ambassador for Defence & Security Policy at Denmark’s Representation to the European Union. His diplomatic career also includes service in Beijing and senior roles at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lars holds degrees in political science from Aarhus University, along with Executive Education from CEIBS in Shanghai and a Mini-MBA via McKinsey in Switzerland.